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Appraisal‐Based Real Estate Returns under Alternative Market Regimes

Appraisal‐Based Real Estate Returns under Alternative Market Regimes In this article we use Monte Carlo simulation to study the statistical properties of real estate returns. We set up a model where transactions prices are noisy signals of true prices. We then consider a number of appraisal rules, derived from Bayesian and non‐Bayesian theory, to estimate the current true price and rate of return. The class of exponential smoothing and Kalman filter rules perform well at both the disaggregate (returns on an individual property) and aggregate (returns on a real property portfolio) levels. A special case of exponential smoothing (α= 1.0) places all weight on current market data. Since this case eliminates smoothing, our results suggest that appraisers should place all weight on current data (no weight on past data) provided that they want to estimate returns rather than values. However, these results should be used with caution if sales prices are very noisy. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Real Estate Economics Wiley

Appraisal‐Based Real Estate Returns under Alternative Market Regimes

Giaccotto, Carmelo; Clapp, John
Real Estate Economics , Volume 20 (1) – Mar 1, 1992
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Wiley
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Copyright © 1992 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
ISSN
1080-8620
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1540-6229
DOI
10.1111/1540-6229.00570
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Abstract

In this article we use Monte Carlo simulation to study the statistical properties of real estate returns. We set up a model where transactions prices are noisy signals of true prices. We then consider a number of appraisal rules, derived from Bayesian and non‐Bayesian theory, to estimate the current true price and rate of return. The class of exponential smoothing and Kalman filter rules perform well at both the disaggregate (returns on an individual property) and aggregate (returns on a real property portfolio) levels. A special case of exponential smoothing (α= 1.0) places all weight on current market data. Since this case eliminates smoothing, our results suggest that appraisers should place all weight on current data (no weight on past data) provided that they want to estimate returns rather than values. However, these results should be used with caution if sales prices are very noisy.

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Real Estate Economics – Wiley

Published: Mar 1, 1992

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